Description

Essentials about Central Park Zoo in brief

Animal lovers and families with children are sure to end up at Central Park Zoo at some point during a visit to New York City. It is, after all, the zoo most people know from the Madagascar animated movie series. The zoo is located in the southeast corner of Central Park. With an area of 2.6 hectares, Central Park Zoo is not particularly large, but it definitely has enough to offer for an interesting morning or afternoon.

The history of Central Park Zoo

The zoo was founded in 1864, making it the second oldest public zoo in the United States after the Philadelphia Zoo. In the 1930s, it was expanded with numerous buildings and in the 1980s, it was fundamentally rebuilt to keep the animals in enclosures that correspond to their natural habits.

The animals in Central Park Zoo

In Central Park Zoo there are animals from different areas and climatic zones of the Earth. In the polar zone, for example, visitors can watch sea lions, penguins, grizzly bears and the very rare snow leopards. In the savannah, lions and antelopes await visitors. And the tropical rainforest house is home to a variety of birds, lemurs, bats and snakes.

In addition to observing the animals, you can also watch a 4D film at the zoo. This is a 3D film with additional special effects such as wind and water. And for children, the Tisch Children’s Zoo has its own petting zoo. For a small donation, the sheep, goats and pigs can also be fed. The highlight of the children’s zoo, by the way, is a cow – the only one in all of Manhattan.

Website

centralparkzoo.com

Opening hours

Opening hours Apr. – Oct.:

Admission fees

Adults: $19.95

Seniors (Ages 66+): $16.95

Children (Ages 3 – 12): $14.95

Small children (Ages 2 and under): free

The prices are “Total Experience Tickets”, which include entry to the zoo, the Children’s Zoo table and the 4-D cinema. For more information on admission prices, see the website.

Address

Getting there

By public transport:

Subway lines N, R and W: Stop 5th Av/59 St

Subway lines F and Q: Stop Lexington Av/63 St

Bus lines M1, M2, M3 and M4: Stop 5th Av/E 63 St

By car:

There are no parking garages in the immediate vicinity of Central Park Zoo.